In December 1970, “Reprise” label released the self – titled, debut Ry Cooder album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Van Dyke Parks and Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
- Ry Cooder– vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass guitar
- Van Dyke Parks– piano, arranger
- Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
- Richie Hayward – drums guitar
- Roy Estrada – bass guitar
- Max Bennett – bass guitar
- Milt Holland – drums, percussion
- John Barbata – drums
- Bobby Bruce – violin
- Gloria Jones- backing vocals
- Judy Betz – production assistant
- Lee Herschberg – engineer, mixing
- Doug Botnick – engineer
- Thaddeus James Lowe – engineer
- Rudy Hill – engineer
- Bob Kovach – engineer
- Kirby Johnson – conductor, orchestrator
- Airstream– photograph of the 1937 trailer pictured on the front of the album sleeve
- Frank Bez – photograph of the Airstream trailer
- Susan Titelman – Ry Cooder photograph on the back of the album sleeve
- Ed Thrasher- art direction
Track listing:
- Alimony – Brenda Jones, Welton Young, Robert Higginbotham
- France Chance – Joe Callicott
- One Meat Ball – Louis Singer, Hy Zaret
- Do Re Mi – Woody Guthrie
- My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine & Dandelion Wine) – Randy Newman
- How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? – Alfred Reed
- Available Space – Ry Cooder
- Pigmeat – Huddie Ledbetter
- Police Dog Blues – Arthur Blake
- Goin’ to Brownsville – John Estes
- Dark Is the Night – Blind Willie Johnson
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